Authorities said a man with multiple felony warrants was taken into custody after trying to crawl under a house during a SWAT situation.

Officers said Eric Epperson barricaded himself in a residence at 6808 Ranchitos Road on Tuesday. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Epperson’s sister and her children.

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They were able to get the woman and children to a safe location where she confirmed Epperson, who had eight outstanding felony warrants, was inside.

Epperson was given numerous commands to exit the residence.

After several contact attempts, Epperson was not cooperating and the call was deemed a SWAT situation. SWAT officers arrived along with the Crisis Intervention Team and Crisis Negotiation Team responded to assist the officers on scene.

After several hours officers made entry inside the residence and located Epperson in a crawl space, attempting to flee under the residence.

Epperson still refused to obey commands, but was eventually taken into custody without incident.

Epperson was booked for the eight outstanding felony warrants which ranged from aggravated assault with a deadly weapon to transferring/receiving a stolen vehicle.

Police said he has also been known to be violent with officers in the past and has rammed police vehicles to escape apprehension.